I had the Audio Technica AD900 for years. I loved them. Detailed, airy, huge soundstage.

But once you get a set with some good bass depth and impact, you won't go back. Headphones I enjoy the most have it all, not really lacking in any area.

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I'd like something with more punchy bass, but I can only handle the light wing design of the AT's because of my nerve condition re: neck damage racing. Apart from that I rate the 900's a 9.5/10 across the board for the money.

They're a bit better than the 700's IMO, they're also a bit bigger on the head though which I don't like. Definitely an improvement, but not a leap ahead.

I'd like something with more punchy bass, but I can only handle the light wing design of the AT's because of my nerve condition re: neck damage racing. Apart from that I rate the 900's a 9.5/10 across the board for the money.

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Thanks for the feedback I am now looking at grabbing the ATH-ADG1X as they are aparently a AD900X with a Mic and well my boom mic picks up everything noise wise and would probably prefer a mounted mic, still on the fence a bit but I will be going the 900X or G1X depending on the Mic scenario

Thanks for the feedback I am now looking at grabbing the ATH-ADG1X as they are aparently a AD900X with a Mic and well my boom mic picks up everything noise wise and would probably prefer a mounted mic, still on the fence a bit but I will be going the 900X or G1X depending on the Mic scenario

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A pleasure mate.

The mic on the ADG1X is good, but I didn't like having it in my vision when not in use. Plenty of people don't mind this, but it's worth mentioning though. Sound wise they're basically 900's so it's down to convenience / preference.

Hi Guys, I'm totally new to the headphone game and looking for a suggestion for myself and my wife for slightly different requirements.

My wife: must be wireless so she can wear them around the house and play music from her phone (s8) without wire restriction. Must be noise cancelling to get away from the neighbours constant power tool use (drop saw, table saw, grinder etc.) music style she listens to is generally more acoustic laid back relaxing (think Jack Johnson) with some classic rock thrown in and 90s rnb.

Myself: would prefer wireless but it's not the end of the world for me if it has a decent cord length, primary purpose is to listen to music at work and drown out talking around me. Main music listening style is punk rock, alt rock sort of stuff - good bass is a must for me.

Hi Guys, I'm totally new to the headphone game and looking for a suggestion for myself and my wife for slightly different requirements.

My wife: must be wireless so she can wear them around the house and play music from her phone (s8) without wire restriction. Must be noise cancelling to get away from the neighbours constant power tool use (drop saw, table saw, grinder etc.) music style she listens to is generally more acoustic laid back relaxing (think Jack Johnson) with some classic rock thrown in and 90s rnb.

Myself: would prefer wireless but it's not the end of the world for me if it has a decent cord length, primary purpose is to listen to music at work and drown out talking around me. Main music listening style is punk rock, alt rock sort of stuff - good bass is a must for me.

Thanks very much for your help Benno1988 and tagging me in the for sale thread today.

Made the decision to take advantage of 20% off on eBay and unexpected cash inflow to buy 2x QC35II which should be arriving next week.

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That's awesome mate. They are impressive bit of kit, super comfy, awesome noise cancelling, good battery life, they fold. Sound decent enough for a BT headphone. Can sound better hooked up with a 3.5mm cable from a decent source. But not really why you buy them.

The main problem with the original Jade is that it was literally a piece of shit in terms of build and finish quality, all 3 revisions. The baffle didn’t seal the front of the stator assembly properly and apart from massive driver issues the entirety of the headphone was flimsy.

It sounded ok once the seal and baffle problem was rectified which in an electrostatic headphone design you don’t want because you will cause the drivers to lose spl energy really quick and quickly distort on bass and mid bass frequencies.

Given that Hifiman has copped a fair amount of critisim over past few years with quick cash grabs with revisional releases in a short time frame and inconsistent quality control issues I don’t think the Jade II will fair any better.